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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.